Huge interest in advice on trade with UK 
A Brexit webinar recently hosted by Europa Road showed the massive interest in expert advice at the end of the transition period before Brexit sets in. Europa Road, part of the logistics operator Europa Worldwide Group, reported that HMRC estimates there will be around 6.3... more
Survey of energy efficiency in shipping
With regards to the youngest short-term greenhouse gas emissions measures agreed at the last meeting of the IMO’s marine environment protection committee, the international trade association Interferry is launching an energy efficiency data survey among its members. Its aim is... more
Hövelmann continues digitalisation programme
Hövelmann Logistik, which is headquartered in Rees in the Lower Rhine region in Germany, has now ordered 150 next-generation CarCubes from Trimble Transport & Logistics. The on-board computers are to replace the existing Trimble devices. All in all, the specialist for... more
Curiosity of the Day 
70% of the silent movies made in the USA have either disappeared or no longer exist. more
Air charter division for Logistics Plus
Logistics Plus (LP), a US provider of transportation, logistics and supply chain solutions, has created a new, dedicated "LP Air Charter Group" to focus on expanding its air cargo capacity and developing new air charter business opportunities around the world. The... more
“I remain positive...”
...said Massimo Roccasecca. Happily he hadn’t tested positive for Covid-19, but was confirming his optimism. The head of cargo of the northeastern Italian airport system run by the Save group talks about his firm’s situation in the ITJ. He focused on Brescia airport, which... more
Booming trans-Tasman airfreight system
DHL Express has launched a new direct freighter service connecting Melbourne, Auckland and Christchurch, five nights a week, providing a further 19 t of freight capacity for the trade flows between both countries. New Zealand is Australia's third largest major export... more
Swiss carrier to be climate neutral by 2030
SBB Cargo has been expanding its intermodal portfolio since 2012. In 2019, the Swiss railfreight company carried 118,831 containers and semi trailers with a total of 98,743 wagons on its intermodal network. This corresponds to a payload of around 1.5 million net tonnes. With... more
From enemies to partners
EL AL Israel Airlines and Etihad Airways, the national airlines of Israel and the UAE respectively, are ready to explore deeper cooperation following the signing of a virtual memorandum of understanding. The wide-ranging MoU, which was signed "virtually" by Tony... more
Cargo-Partner becomes cargowise
Austria-headquartered transport and info logistics provider cargo-partner is planning a worldwide introduction of the cloud-based logistics application Cargo Wise in its entire network across 40 countries. The software enables logistics services providers to carry out... more